Minestrone Monster
@minstronemonster.bsky.social
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"Where cruelty and injustice are concerned, hopelessness is submission, which I believe is immoral." — Edward Said.
I'm thinking about this quote a lot. How many of us have given up because something is too hard? How has that created a less just world? Are we ok with this immorality?
I'm thinking about this quote a lot. How many of us have given up because something is too hard? How has that created a less just world? Are we ok with this immorality?
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Unsurprisingly, none of the “brain training interventions” tested in the RECOVER-NEURO Long Covid trial showed efficacy
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Interventions for Cognitive Symptoms in Long COVID
This randomized clinical trial investigates if evidence-based rehabilitation strategies improve cognitive symptoms in persons with long COVID.
jamanetwork.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Unsurprisingly, none of the “brain training interventions” tested in the RECOVER-NEURO Long Covid trial showed efficacy
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
I'm watching Alien Earth and there was an IKEA WARDROBE in the background asfna;`bf;jds`bfjklbjkdsb;jf
Pippa Durham, 38, was looking forward to a new six-part series billed as a bodice-ripping retelling of the Dissolution of the Monasteries. However, she spotted a 20th-century doorknob in the background of one of the shots and has been livid ever since.
Autistic woman watching period drama driven to madness by inauthentic doorknobs
An autistic woman watching a period drama has been driven to distraction after catching several glimpses of a modern doorknob, it has been reported. Pippa Durham, 38, was looking forward to a new…
thedailytism.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I'm watching Alien Earth and there was an IKEA WARDROBE in the background asfna;`bf;jds`bfjklbjkdsb;jf
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Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
I am sick with anxiety this weekend because it turns out my cat needs to have exploratory surgery to check if she has inflammatory bowel disease or cancer. Cancer. Cat cancer. The good kind has a survival of 2-4 years. The bad kind is 2-4 months.
November 8, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I am sick with anxiety this weekend because it turns out my cat needs to have exploratory surgery to check if she has inflammatory bowel disease or cancer. Cancer. Cat cancer. The good kind has a survival of 2-4 years. The bad kind is 2-4 months.
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What I have rarely heard stated so clearly: The *psychological component* of the biopsychosocial model focuses on *behavioral aspects* (not mental illness) with the aim of improving work capacity. In other words: dysfunctional behaviors lead to work incapacity, which is right-wing patient blaming.
‘If you’re disabled, you’re not ill.’
Sir Charlie Mayfield (author of the Keep Britain Working review)
This is who’s shaping UK disability employment policy. Shocking, he doesn’t even understand the basics.
I’m disabled because I’m chronically ill with #MECFS.
Sir Charlie Mayfield (author of the Keep Britain Working review)
This is who’s shaping UK disability employment policy. Shocking, he doesn’t even understand the basics.
I’m disabled because I’m chronically ill with #MECFS.
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
What I have rarely heard stated so clearly: The *psychological component* of the biopsychosocial model focuses on *behavioral aspects* (not mental illness) with the aim of improving work capacity. In other words: dysfunctional behaviors lead to work incapacity, which is right-wing patient blaming.
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Hi all, across our six centers serving people with spinal cord injury, stroke, TBI, #LongCOVID, #MECFS, chronic #lyme, new parents, cerebral palsy and many other conditions, roughly 20% are dependent on SNAP benefits for survival. So we're trying to pull together a food drive! 1/
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Hi all, across our six centers serving people with spinal cord injury, stroke, TBI, #LongCOVID, #MECFS, chronic #lyme, new parents, cerebral palsy and many other conditions, roughly 20% are dependent on SNAP benefits for survival. So we're trying to pull together a food drive! 1/
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Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix.
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix.
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
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Centrism prevents the rise of a real left that will tax wealth fairly. They haven't got a better plan: they mean to *prevent*
So, predictable talk of their 'big tent' after Mamdani's victory, no thanks, I want a real left, not a fake Ezra Klein business-friendly Third Way TED-talking nonsense left
So, predictable talk of their 'big tent' after Mamdani's victory, no thanks, I want a real left, not a fake Ezra Klein business-friendly Third Way TED-talking nonsense left
November 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Centrism prevents the rise of a real left that will tax wealth fairly. They haven't got a better plan: they mean to *prevent*
So, predictable talk of their 'big tent' after Mamdani's victory, no thanks, I want a real left, not a fake Ezra Klein business-friendly Third Way TED-talking nonsense left
So, predictable talk of their 'big tent' after Mamdani's victory, no thanks, I want a real left, not a fake Ezra Klein business-friendly Third Way TED-talking nonsense left
Shameful! Get a grip
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Shameful! Get a grip
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it's really incredible how cheaply lit every period piece netflix produces is, they all end up looking like drunk histories
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 AM
it's really incredible how cheaply lit every period piece netflix produces is, they all end up looking like drunk histories
The last time I planned a trip away my fridge died and I paid £700 to get a new one. Been on my first week of leave in months and I've spent £2000 on a sick cat and got a £580 late penalty notice from an HMRC filing from 11 years ago.
Oh, and I'm sick and my cat has covered my flat in vomit
Oh, and I'm sick and my cat has covered my flat in vomit
November 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The last time I planned a trip away my fridge died and I paid £700 to get a new one. Been on my first week of leave in months and I've spent £2000 on a sick cat and got a £580 late penalty notice from an HMRC filing from 11 years ago.
Oh, and I'm sick and my cat has covered my flat in vomit
Oh, and I'm sick and my cat has covered my flat in vomit
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We joke around here but AI has allowed me to streamline my business to such a degree that last week I was able to lay off 2 pregnant women AND roast my son’s golden retriever alive (SmartHome heating system still learning; d’oh! We’ll get there!) 🐕 🔥💀🤣📲🤰🏽🤰🏼🚫
November 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We joke around here but AI has allowed me to streamline my business to such a degree that last week I was able to lay off 2 pregnant women AND roast my son’s golden retriever alive (SmartHome heating system still learning; d’oh! We’ll get there!) 🐕 🔥💀🤣📲🤰🏽🤰🏼🚫
People think that institutions & professionals are sensible and rational. But Ignaz Semmelweis tried to educate doctors about hand washing and they ignored him. He wound up beaten to death in an institution en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz_S...
Anyway we're seeing THE SAME THING with this nonsense
Anyway we're seeing THE SAME THING with this nonsense
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
People think that institutions & professionals are sensible and rational. But Ignaz Semmelweis tried to educate doctors about hand washing and they ignored him. He wound up beaten to death in an institution en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz_S...
Anyway we're seeing THE SAME THING with this nonsense
Anyway we're seeing THE SAME THING with this nonsense
One thing I am genuinely grateful for is that people no longer seem to find spurious accusations of antisemitism credible.
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
One thing I am genuinely grateful for is that people no longer seem to find spurious accusations of antisemitism credible.
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if you see anyone expressing shock that a candidate who exudes warmth and authenticity and wants to improve the quality of life for working class people won over a rapist whose entire campaign was
"that guys a terrorist" that's not a smart person. you don't have to listen to that person anymore.
"that guys a terrorist" that's not a smart person. you don't have to listen to that person anymore.
November 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
if you see anyone expressing shock that a candidate who exudes warmth and authenticity and wants to improve the quality of life for working class people won over a rapist whose entire campaign was
"that guys a terrorist" that's not a smart person. you don't have to listen to that person anymore.
"that guys a terrorist" that's not a smart person. you don't have to listen to that person anymore.
People can be skeptical when I point out covid's longer term effects because they've been erased in societal discussions.
And honestly, I don't think EVERYTHING is caused by covid.
But when NOTHING is caused by covid you really do begin to wonder if we're living in a time of honesty
And honestly, I don't think EVERYTHING is caused by covid.
But when NOTHING is caused by covid you really do begin to wonder if we're living in a time of honesty
1️⃣ 🧵 NEW: The government’s Keep Britain Working report claims to tackle the UK’s crisis of ill health & economic inactivity.
But it never mentions Long Covid.
Not once.
Not the pandemic either.
That’s not a small oversight — it’s a fundamental flaw. Let’s unpack why 👇
🔗 www.gov.uk/government/p...
But it never mentions Long Covid.
Not once.
Not the pandemic either.
That’s not a small oversight — it’s a fundamental flaw. Let’s unpack why 👇
🔗 www.gov.uk/government/p...
Keep Britain Working Review: Final report
Keep Britain Working is an independent review of the role of employers in tackling health based economic inactivity and promoting healthy and inclusive workplaces.
www.gov.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
People can be skeptical when I point out covid's longer term effects because they've been erased in societal discussions.
And honestly, I don't think EVERYTHING is caused by covid.
But when NOTHING is caused by covid you really do begin to wonder if we're living in a time of honesty
And honestly, I don't think EVERYTHING is caused by covid.
But when NOTHING is caused by covid you really do begin to wonder if we're living in a time of honesty
What I like most about Mamdani is that you can tell he's actually thought through his beliefs. It's not just empty slogans, he communicates well because he understands what he's talking about and he's thought through what it means. Cannot believe how few people can't reach this low a bar lol
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
What I like most about Mamdani is that you can tell he's actually thought through his beliefs. It's not just empty slogans, he communicates well because he understands what he's talking about and he's thought through what it means. Cannot believe how few people can't reach this low a bar lol
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Mamdani just explicitly shouted out the trans community in his victory speech in saying that NYC stands with them
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Mamdani just explicitly shouted out the trans community in his victory speech in saying that NYC stands with them
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Bar screamed when he shouted out trans people.
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Bar screamed when he shouted out trans people.
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”your struggle is ours, too” is such an amazing moral vision and an actual alternative to those who cant abandon marginalized people fast enough
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
”your struggle is ours, too” is such an amazing moral vision and an actual alternative to those who cant abandon marginalized people fast enough
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For years, but especially for the past year, Democrats have been in thrall to the idea that they need to chase an imagined median voter, and adopt that voter’s positions. Mamdani’s victory shows another way: hold principles, and persuade people to share them.
I wrote about Zohran’s victory. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan
The Democratic party appears listless and unprincipled, unwilling to fight because they do not believe in anything. Zohran Mamdani is the opposite of this
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:13 AM
For years, but especially for the past year, Democrats have been in thrall to the idea that they need to chase an imagined median voter, and adopt that voter’s positions. Mamdani’s victory shows another way: hold principles, and persuade people to share them.
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Clip from @davetuller1.bsky.social’s interview with Professor @bmhughes.bsky.social about his new book, Psychology’s Quiet Conservatism. He explains how the psychogenic framing of illnesses like #MECFS and #LongCovid has shaped care and policy, often as a way to cut costs.
November 5, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Clip from @davetuller1.bsky.social’s interview with Professor @bmhughes.bsky.social about his new book, Psychology’s Quiet Conservatism. He explains how the psychogenic framing of illnesses like #MECFS and #LongCovid has shaped care and policy, often as a way to cut costs.
Wow, did something happen??
The number of people aged between 16 and 34 who are out of work due to long-term sickness increased by 76% between 2019 and 2024
UK ‘sliding into avoidable crisis’, major review into workplace sickness warns
The number of people aged between 16 and 34 who are out of work due to long-term sickness increased by 76% between 2019 and 2024
www.independent.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Wow, did something happen??
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Acute and chronic viral infections, including Herpes Zoster (Shingles), Hepatitis C, HIV, CMV, influenza, and SARS-CoV-2, are linked with a substantial increased risk of cardiovascular events, from a systematic review. Figure for SARS-CoV-2 below
newsroom.heart.org/news/some-ac...
newsroom.heart.org/news/some-ac...
October 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Acute and chronic viral infections, including Herpes Zoster (Shingles), Hepatitis C, HIV, CMV, influenza, and SARS-CoV-2, are linked with a substantial increased risk of cardiovascular events, from a systematic review. Figure for SARS-CoV-2 below
newsroom.heart.org/news/some-ac...
newsroom.heart.org/news/some-ac...